Hue City is speeding up the implementation of its free periodic health checkup and screening program for all residents. This is not merely an administrative task, but also an important shift in healthcare, from treating illnesses after they occur to actively preventing diseases, detecting health problems early and managing each resident’s health over the long term.

On the morning of September 28, Hue Odonto - Stomatology Hospital and Hue International General Hospital, in coordination with ReSurge International, launched a screening and microsurgical reconstruction program, including oncoplastic and reconstructive breast surgery for patients who have undergone cancer treatment.

On the morning of September 26, Hue Central Hospital, in coordination with the city’s Cancer Association, organized a free health checkup and cancer screening program for 300 residents in Phong Phu ward.

Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital announced on August 17th that, as part of its international cooperation activities, the university had partnered with the US-based Operation International (OI) and DCA to provide free screening and surgery for patients with cleft lip and palate.

On the morning of August 17, in Khe Tre Commune, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Association of the Elderly, the Thien Tam Fund (Vingroup), and the Vietnam Cooperative Alliance, in coordination with Saigon Eye Hospital - Song Han, held a humanitarian eye-screening program for ethnic minority people in the two mountainous communes of Khe Tre and Long Quang.

On the afternoon of July 23, in commemoration of the 79th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27, 1947 - July 27, 2026), Hue City Youth Union, the City Vietnam Youth Federation, in coordination with the City Veterans Association, organized the program “The fiery era - Honoring the past, carrying the flame forward” at Cinestar Hue (Thuan Hoa Ward).

Over 3 weeks since the campaign was launched, up to now, nearly 580,000 residents across Hue have received regular health check-ups, accounting for 45.4% of the city’s population. The encouraging result marks significant progress in the implementation of the nationwide health screening program, helping detect diseases at an early stage, improve the quality of healthcare services, and gradually build a synchronized electronic health records system.

On July 11th, Vietnam's Ministry of Health, in coordination with Hue City People's Committee, Hue Central Hospital, and the Central Committee of the Vietnam Young Physicians Association, organized a free health screening program for more than 1.000 residents in Binh Dien and Khe Tre communes. The initiative aims to bring high-quality healthcare services closer to local communities, strengthen primary healthcare, and advance the goal of comprehensive health management for the entire population.

On July 9 and 10, Hue Lung Hospital, in coordination with the People’s Committee of Phong Quang Ward, launched a periodic health check-up campaign, free health examinations and screenings, and rolled out the 2026 Free Respiratory Disease Screening Program.

From March 24 to 26, the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University, in collaboration with the Arpan Global (the USA), organizes a community health screening and consultation program at the university campus, the university hospital, and the City Social Work Center and Children’s Protection Fund.